Ukrzaliznytsia, Naftogaz, and Ukroboronprom must import at least half their electricity, PM Svyrydenko announced. The order aims to free domestic capacity for civilians struggling through rolling blackouts.
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Zelenskyy and David Lammy discuss Russian strikes on energy infrastructure
❗️Zelenskyy and UK Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Justice David Lammy discussed Russian strikes on energy infrastructure and support for Ukraine
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 16 janvier 2026
▪️ They discussed Russia's daily missile strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and ways to strengthen protection… pic.twitter.com/G4OSoQqWSWZelenskyy and UK Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Justice David Lammy discussed Russian strikes on energy infrastructure and support for Ukraine. They discussed Russia's daily missile strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and ways to strengthen protection.
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Bombardment by a Russian Be-12 on Ukrainian USV
❗️Bombing run by a 🇷🇺Russian Be-12 aircraft using PLAB-250-120 bombs on what is claimed to be a 🇺🇦Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the Black Sea. pic.twitter.com/CL8Uk0kIky
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 16 janvier 2026Bombing run by a Russian Be-12 aircraft using PLAB-250-120 bombs on what is claimed to be a Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the Black Sea.
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Kyiv deploys generators, warming centers, and mobile kitchens amid energy crisis.
Kyiv has deployed 24 high-capacity generators and opened over 1,300 warming centers as the capital struggles through an ongoing energy emergency, PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on 16 January. Fifty mobile kitchens began serving hot food in the hardest-hit neighborhoods. The
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UK has provided over £21 billion to Ukraine support
❗️Britain has provided Ukraine with more than £21 billion in support since 2022, — Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Valerii Zaluzhnyi pic.twitter.com/gv8PT06h7S
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 16 janvier 2026Britain has provided Ukraine with more than £21 billion in support since 2022, — Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Valerii Zaluzhnyi
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Russian captivity stole years from Ukrainians, many still held
For many Ukrainians, entire years of their lives have been taken away by Russian captivity. Some Ukrainians have no photos from 2016 – because they spent this year in the horrific conditions of Russian prisons. Right now, many Ukrainian soldiers and civilians remain in Russian
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Kamikaze drone attack planned on Hirnyk
❗️Right now, the settlement of Hirnyk in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region is under attack by kamikaze drones. pic.twitter.com/A0BGTgZkVX
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 16 janvier 2026Right now, the settlement of Hirnyk in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region is under attack by kamikaze drones.
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Ukrainian jet uses US bombs to destroy Russian forces in North
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian fighter jet using 🇺🇸American GBU-39 guided bombs destroys 🇷🇺Russian assault groups in the Northern direction pic.twitter.com/vyQ9ExcsTx
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 16 janvier 2026Ukrainian fighter jet using American GBU-39 guided bombs destroys Russian assault groups in the Northern direction
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Ukraine faces infantry shortage, AWOL and desertion rise
The spike in AWOL and desertion comes as Ukraine faces a deepening infantry shortage on the front line, allowing Russian troops to probe and advance in thinly manned sectors. Ukrainian officials have begun publicly acknowledging the scale of the problem.